A Systematic Review Of Factors Influencing Student Productivity In Higher Education

Abstract

Higher education is a critical context in the development of human educative and productive capabilities and in determining the social and economic profile of societies. Despite the growing trend of higher education around the world, the student productivity remains a concern and has not been enhanced as expected. In this review paper, the paper has reviewed more than 50 recent studies that particularly focused on factor such as academic, individual and environmental to student productivity in higher education. The reviewed literature strongly emphasized that there are significant association between factor such as academic, individual and environmental to student productivity in higher education. Amid to the literature, it can recommend that universities should cultivate a favorable organizational culture that prioritizes academic principles and encouraging leadership, implement adaptable and dynamic learning approaches that integrate technology and collaborative tasks, and reinforce academic support services by providing individualized tutoring and counselling. moreover, it is also essential to establish educational settings that are favorable to learning, equipped with contemporary amenities, and to actively encourage a well-rounded campus experience, covering the areas of academic, individual and environmental. The review paper contributed to extension of state-of-art literature knowledge on the subject area, identifying existing research gaps thus promote improved efforts and strategies in the education sector to increase graduation rates, employment opportunities hence increasing the prospects of positive future employment status among graduates.